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Wellingborough Garden Centrre sold to industry newcomers 
Glee owner says Connect programme will not take place in 2024
Book now to visit the AMES Companies showroom
Meadow View Stone unveils 2024 catalogue 
Footfall strong but spend down as Autumn season begins
Budding retail experts secure roles at Dobbies Antrim
Figures show ‘excellent month’ at GCA garden centres
The Gardens Group named as finalists at Planet Mark Awards
Just over three weeks until the GIMA Awards 2023
HTA and RHS collaborate to support growers transition to peat-free
MorePeople wins Large Business of the Year Award
Pet industry exhibition attracts record number of exhibitors
Durstons supports retailers meeting continued peat demand with carefully-curated range
MorePeople launches new initiative to champion Non-Executive Directors
East of England’s green-fingered folk flock to BBC Gardeners’ World Autumn Fair
Anatomy of a Product: AMES Tools’ Carbon Steel Digging Spade
Wyevale Nurseries’ hosts Open Day for ‘Greening Gloucestershire’ stakeholders
New RocketGro launches garner great response from buyers
Colegrave Seabrook Foundation – Smart Garden Development Day
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The AMES Companies appoints new Operations Director
Squire's announces change to Group Operations role
Care home planned for former garden centre site
HTA welcomes EFRA Select Committee Urban Green Spaces Inquiry
Hort-Talk: a focus on houseplants
Only one stand remaining on the CHA UK Pavilion at IPM 2024
Gardenex recruits UK exhibitors for National Hardware Show, Las Vegas
HTA welcomes the EFRA Select Committee inquiry into education and careers in land-based sectors
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Martin Cowell celebrates 50th birthday on charity cycle rid
Otley garden centre invests in renewable energy
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Book now to visit the AMES Companies showroom

 

With pre-season underway and thoughts turning firmly to what 2024 may bring, garden retailers will not want to miss a trip to the updated AMES Companies showroom located in Stroud, where all the latest newness and innovation from the likes of La Hacienda, Apta, Kelkay and Easy Fountain can be found.

 

Pots & tools to water features & outdoor heating

Open throughout the season, the full extent of what is on offer from the AMES Companies ahead of season 24 will be available to see under one roof, saving buyers days spent on the road visiting multiple suppliers.

 

From fully curated ranges to entirely new product categories, visitors to the AMES Companies showroom can everything from tools, pots and planters, water features and garden accessories, to aggregates, paving, garden timber bestsellers and so much more.

 

Notable introductions taking centre stage will be the all-new AMES Tools, featuring several ‘UK-first’ innovations that will stand out within the retail environment once they hit stores in January 2024. Look out also for the Apta Lightweight collection, which will sit alongside the wider Apta offering to provide more choice and an improved product hierarchy throughout the next gardening year.

 

Buyers can also get up close and personal with the full La Hacienda portfolio, which this year features one of the most extensive offerings of trend-led firepits, fire baskets, chimeneas, pizza ovens and electric heaters.

 

Elsewhere, existing products and new season bestsellers from Kelkay with its best-in-class decorative aggregates and paving solutions will be on display.  Water features will also be brought to the fore with Easy Fountain, which will see its star rise in 2024 with new products and a renewed focus that will make it easier than ever for retailers to stock high-quality, ‘plug-and-play’ designs.

 

Merchandising to drive sales

Supporting each brand will be fresh examples of new merchandising solutions, designed to inspire visiting retailers and to help them visualise displays within their own store.

 

Examples include La Hacienda’s new aspirational lifestyle ‘room sets’ and Kelkay’s Horticultural Project merchandising concept, designed to increase the average consumer spend by linking sales of Kelkay grits and sands, Apta pots and plants in one handy display. And for those that may have missed the AMES Companies at Glee, or simply want a reminder of what is available, the new AMES Tool offering, made up of both carbon steel and stainless-steel ranges, will be on display alongside its dedicated point of sale. Options include modular back wall displays, hanging display units, freestanding island display units and promotional FSDU. 

 

Find out more

To book your place at the AMES Companies showroom and to start stocking these market leading brands please contact your usual sales agent, or visit www.ames-uk.com/contact-a-sales-rep

 

Find out more about the AMES Companies by visiting https://ames-uk.com/

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